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GOVERNMENT GETS ULTIMATUM.
Civil Servants in Grenada were not paid April salaries until
Tuesday of this week, April 13th.

This payment followed action by the Civil Service Association
(CSA) which summoned a General Meeting for May 8th because
the Council of CSA had "been in touch with the Minister of
Finance, who, up to the afternoon of May 6th, could not tell
when outstanding salaries would be paid."

At the CSAmeeiang, a Resolutioniwas passed which subsequently
had the support of the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) and
the Technical & .AlliAd Workers Union .(TAWU) (both
organizations representing workers in sections of the Public
Service) and, on May 9th, this Resolution was sent in a
joint CSA, GUT, TAWU letter to Mr George Hosten, Minister of
Finance.

The Resolution stated, in part, that salaries for April were
to be paid by May 15th, "failing which, the Unions will feel
free to take whatever industrial action is deemed necessary".
This deadline was met, but no information could be had as to
how Government had financed the payment.
Difficulty
At the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference in
Jamaica, Prime Minister Gairy stated he was having difficulty
to find money for Civil Servants salaries, and it was reported
that the President of Nigeria, General Yakubu Gowon, had
promised to assist in this financial difficulty. It could
not be ascertained whether payment of salaries to Civil
Servants on the 13th was made possible by money given by
General Gowon or whether revenue from Customs, Excise and
other sources had been able to meet the commitment.

Alister Hughes
THE GRENADA KMWIETT~ Week Eddine May 17th 1975
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The CSA Resolution sent to the Minister of Finance also
demanded tthat salaries in future be paid on or before
the last day of the month to all Public Officers
throughout the nation', and "salaries must be paid to all
Public Officers throughout the nation on the same day"

These demands create another problem for Government at
the end of May when over a million dollars (EC) will
have to be found for salariesA The CSA, GUT and TAWU
have Warned that failure to meet these demand "wbuid
result in the Uniohs taking whatever action is deemed
necessary"

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GRENADA TO SUE BRITAIN ,
According to a Government Release of May 12th, Prime
Minister Gairy feels "it is time for someone'to bring an
indictment against British colonial policy."

At the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference
in Jamaica, Mr Gairy charged that Britain was morally
guilty of mismanaging Grenada's economy from the time she
acquired the island by the Treaty of Versailles in 1783.

The Prime Minister also charged that Britain was guilty of
"economic cruelty", and,, according to the Government
Release, Mr Gairy said that "after 191 years of colonial
domination, there should be a hefty balance in Grenada's
favour based on a conservative annual estimate of half a
million pounds sterling for commodities supplied during
that period, including sugar, tobacco, cotton, limes,
cocoa, bananas and 'spices."

At a meeting of the Grenada Cabinet on May 9th, approval
was given to Mr Gairy to prepare Grenada's case against
Britain which will be formally presented before the

On Tuesday May 27th, the Appeal Court will hear the
Application of Mr John McDonald Moore which arises out
of the bye-election held in Grenada on April 5th 1974.

Mr Moore's Application, which is to have that bye-election

declared null and void, was heard originally before
Mr Justice Eric Bishop. Mr Moore contended that his
constitutional right to be a voter was contravened because
the Supervisor of Elections failed to carry out his

Statutory duties in that he had not revised the electoral
lists during 1975, with the result that Mr Moore's right
to be registered as a voter was denied.